Innovation Herald

What is a Towelkini?

Towelkini™ by Aria McManus melds the two essentials for all things beach, no need to carry a cumbersome towel and an easy to lose swimsuit – here they come as one, materialized as ideal. One size fits all. Limited editions available at Special Special.

Keep the baes at bay–have all your haters throw the towel in when they lay eyes on you in this. Maximize your tan with upright capabilities, all members, off link. Selectively airy in the back for that all around effect, perfect for a lie down on the beach or a dip in the pool. Supple curves constructively cut from the finest grade of terry cloth. Put the OW in towel, make them wish they were the sun of your beach. Follow suit, make this the one piece you get laid on the beach in. (source).

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Inventor: Aria McManus
Website: http://ariamcmanus.com
History: On the market since 2019

Price (USD): $199, buy here: shop

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What is Kitchen Republic?

Kitchen Republic is the home for local food businesses and emerging food startups. They offer a fully-equipped professional culinary co-working space plus a community hub that connects industry experts and entrepreneurs. They ‘ve got ample workspace, fridge, freezer, and dry storage, plus top-of-the-line cooking equipment in our ‘plug and play’ kitchen. Their co-working environment inspires lots of collaboration and cross-pollination across brands and members. They host a variety of inspiring gatherings, including our 12-week Academy programs for startups + scale-ups. (source).

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Inventor: Bart-Jan Veldhuijzen, Emma Veerhuis, Bas de Vries (link) 
Website: Kitchenrepublic.nl
History: it started back in 2018, but in 2019, the scale up has really started, crowdfunding round of 200K realized.

Price (EUR): contact them here (dutch form)

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What is Optimel Salad spread?

Optimel Salad spread is the first product of Optimel outside the dairy category. Typically, the Optimel range consists of dairy drinks and yogurts with 0% fat and lower calories, however now the brand has done a cross-over to a new category, which is rather spectacular. As far as we know, the product is very well received, even leading to out of stocks at the second largest retailer of the Netherlands: Jumbo. They offer the product in three flavors, soon to be expanded when succesful. 

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Inventor: FrieslandCampina
Website: Optimel Salad Spread
History: First launch in April 2019, in the Netherlands

Price (EUR): €1,79 for 175grams at Jumbo

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